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The gens Tarquinia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome, usually associated with Lucius Tarquinius Priscus and Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, the fifth and seventh Kings of Rome. Most of the Tarquinii who appear in history are connected in some way with this dynasty, but a few appear during the later Republic , and others from inscriptions, some ...
She had four children, two daughters and two sons, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, the seventh and last king of Rome, and Arruns Tarquinius. One of her daughters, Tarquinia, married Servius Tullius after he had succeeded Tarquinius Priscus as king. Tanaquil played a role in the rise of Servius Tullius, the sixth king of Rome.
Lucretia was a Roman noblewoman, wife of Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus, famed for her beauty and domestic virtues. Sextus Tarquinius, one of the sons of Tarquinius Superbus, king of Rome, was so inflamed by her beauty and purity that he endeavoured to ravish her whilst enjoying the hospitality of his absent comrade, Collatinus. [5]
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (died 495 BC) was the legendary seventh and final king of Rome, reigning 25 years until the popular uprising that led to the establishment of the Roman Republic. [1] He is commonly known as Tarquin the Proud , from his cognomen Superbus ( Latin for "proud, arrogant, lofty").
Sextus Tarquinius was one of the sons of the last king of Rome, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus. In the original account of the Tarquin dynasty presented by Fabius Pictor, he is the second son, between Titus and Arruns. [1] However, according to Livy and Dionysius of Halicarnassus, he was either the third or first son, respectively. [2]
The Tarquinian conspiracy was a conspiracy amongst a number of senators and leading men of ancient Rome in 509 BC to reinstate the monarchy, and to put Lucius Tarquinius Superbus back on the throne. The conspirators were discovered and executed. The story is part of Rome's early semi-legendary history.
Arruns Tarquinius was one of the sons of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, the last King of Rome.Ancient sources differ as to whether he was the second or third son. In the earliest accounts, passed through fragments of the first Roman historian, Fabius Pictor, he is the third son. [1]
Arruns Tarquinius (son of Tarquin the Proud) ... Lucius Tarquinius Superbus; Titus Tarquinius This page was last edited on 7 January 2021, at 15:39 (UTC). ...